| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 227 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Value inquiry book series ; v. 204 |
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Value inquiry book series. Philosophy of education |
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Value inquiry book series ; v. 204.
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Value inquiry book series. Philosophy of education.
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| Contents |
CONTENTS; ONE INTRODUCTION: THE ADVENTURE OF EDUCATION; Two THE MISSING LINK: WHITEHEAD AND THE RELATION BETWEEN THE AESTHETIC AND THE ANALYTICAL IN EDUCATION; Three HELICAL LEARNING; Four EDUCATION AS A PROCESS: WHITEHEAD'S THE AIMS OF EDUCATION REVISITED; Five THE IMPORTANCE OF BIG IDEAS OR HOW TO ENCOURAGE ACTIVE WISDOM; Six EDUCATING THE FIVE-MINDED ANIMAL; Seven STEPS TO A PROCESS CURRICULUM; Eight THE BODY AS A COMPANION IN EDUCATION: AN INTERPRETATION OF WHITEHEAD'S NOTION OF THE WITHNESS OF THE BODY |
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Nine ON WHITEHEAD'S THOUGHTS CONCERNING TEACHING, LEARNING, AND THE WAY OF LIBERAL EDUCATIONTen WHITEHEAD'S PREHENDING AND DEWEY'S EXPERIMENTING: SPECULATIVE PHILOSOPHY VERSUS EDUCATIONAL THEORY IN TWENTIETH CENTURY ONE-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSES; Eleven THE COSMOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LEARNING AS VALUING: A WHITEHEADIAN PERSPECTIVE ON DESIGNING UNIVERSITY COURSES; Twelve THE PROBLEM OF THE OVER EMPHASIS ON PRECISION IN ACADEMIC RESEARCH: WHITEHEADIAN SOLUTIONS; ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX |
| Summary |
This book on process-relational philosophy of education suggests that the notion of Adventure is foundational for the advancement of knowledge. Learning, teaching, and research are best conceived as rhythmic and relational processes, involving curiosity, imagination, valuation, creativity, and self-realization |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Education -- Philosophy.
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Education -- Philosophy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Scarfe, Adam C
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| ISBN |
9789042025882 |
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9042025883 |
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9789042029224 |
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9042029226 |
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